St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Proposal 1.
TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF APRIL 27, 2016, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE "MERGER AGREEMENT"), BY AND AMONG ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., ABBOTT LABORATORIES, VAULT MERGER SUB, INC., A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ABBOTT, AND VAULT MERGER SUB, LLC, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ABBOTT, AND ADOPT THE PLAN OF MERGER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 302A.611 OF THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT) CONTAINED THEREIN.
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_14
Proposal 2.
ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF ST. JUDE MEDICAL'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS THAT MAY BE PAID OR BECOME PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER.
Caisse vote:
Against
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_07_08
Proposal 3A.
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: STUART M. ESSIG
Caisse vote:
Against
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_05_01
Proposal 3B.
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: BARBARA B. HILL
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_05_01
Proposal 3C.
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MICHAEL A. ROCCA
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_05_01
Proposal 4.
ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE 2015 COMPENSATION OF ST. JUDE MEDICAL'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Caisse vote:
Against
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_07_06
Proposal 5.
TO APPROVE THE ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.
Caisse vote:
Against
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_07_02
Proposal 6.
TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO ST. JUDE MEDICAL'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS TO DECLASSIFY ST. JUDE MEDICAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_05_04
Proposal 7.
TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO ST. JUDE MEDICAL'S BYLAWS TO IMPLEMENT PROXY ACCESS.
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_05_04
Proposal 8.
TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS ST. JUDE MEDICAL'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2016.
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_06
Proposal 9.
TO ADJOURN THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING, IF NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES, IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING TO APPROVE THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
Caisse vote:
Against
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_14
Proposal 10.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING SUPERMAJORITY VOTING.
Caisse vote:
For
Applicable policy or principle:
PR_05_07